How I put the CHAIN back on a ROLLER BLIND (4K)

fixing a roller blind, in particular putting the string back on a roller blind.
Getting the chain back on to the blind mechanism can be frustrating especially when the cord comes of the blind and you don't know exactly how to get the cord back on the blind.
in the video you will see how i put the string back onto the blind to allow it to be opened and closed. nice easy fix.
if the blind is in warranty i would try to take it back if its covered, before trying to fix it as it might void the warranty on the blind.
IMPORTANT : the blind and cord should be installed correctly and in accordance to the guidance, legislations and instructions from the manufacturer, and can be seen on the GOV UK website, the cords/string/chain ect.. on blinds pose a strangulation risk especially to children. so it is important they are fitted safely, correctly and kept out of reach of children.
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[@RustyDIY]

Another fix in 4k for you guys hope it helps, like and subscribe for more 😁

[@handeableful]

Finally someone has this type of mechanism thanks a lot !!

[@JamesJoyceJazz]

I am completely moronic with practical things but I followed this video and it actually worked! Thank you RustyDIY :) :) :)

[@becauseimbatman7240]

This thing was frustrating lol but I got lucky by getting it apart by not cutting it so it is definitely possible without having to cut but this video gave me hope to fix my roller blinds 😂

[@stevestella5025]

This was fantastic. You saved me from going out and buying a new blind.

[@RustyDIY]

thanks

[@jol1816]

Thank you! I’ve been looking for help for putting the pieces back together

[@tonydonohoe2152]

Great Video, clear and informative. Solved my roller issues. Highly recommended. Keep up the great work.

[@RustyDIY]

Thank you very much 😊

[@chch3926]

Thank you, so glad I found your channel 😊. My new blind did not pull easily & was getting stuck, I could not return it as I had it stored for quite some time. After following your directions it works perfectly, very happy old lady!

[@RustyDIY]

Awesome 👌 thank you for watching and taking the time to comment

[@brianbaker359]

Exactly what I needed to fix ours in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Thank you for sharing your expertise so usefully on KZbin.

[@RustyDIY]

thanks

[@itchycoo3847]

Brilliant! I pulled the cord out of my kitchen blind today whilst getting ready to paint. I finished at 4 o'clock and have been tearing my hair out for an hour and a half trying to get the cord back in ... watched the video and it was back in in a flash ... thank you very much 👍👍

[@RustyDIY]

Thanks for your comment, I'm happy the video helped

[@antmarkillie1147]

I tried your way. Didnt want to hack it of. As new blind. So I held the plastic together when I got the beads inthe pulley then pushed while holding the pull together now I've threaded it throu yay. Happy lady I am 😍👍 if this makes sense

[@RustyDIY]

@@antmarkillie1147 yes makes sense. Good you managed it without to much hassle 👍

[@antmarkillie1147]

@@RustyDIY forgot to put in . I used a tiny Allen key to push the wheel round

[@RustyDIY]

@@antmarkillie1147 good thinking 🤔 👍

[@losrayados]

Thanks for the video, this has saved me twice now.

[@RustyDIY]

thanks

[@pierrex3226]

you sir, are my hero today. Thanks to you i was able to solve my problem. Took 2 pairs of pliers to unclick the thingy, but it worked.

[@RustyDIY]

im happy it helped 😀thanks for your comment

[@rc1983]

This is very useful. Thank you for sharing😊

[@RustyDIY]

You are welcome thanks for watching 🙂

[@noirsange8369]

Great Video, thanks for sharing! Roller blind cord is now back in the mechanism 👍

[@RustyDIY]

awesome, thanks for watching

[@KeithTaylor-jx5nt]

Thanks this really helped.

[@steveoutdoorsuk1788]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing mate. Take care, Steve. 👍👍

[@RustyDIY]

No problem thanks for watching 🙂

[@arifshah289]

Great. Did the trick. Had to cut off a little bit to get the pliers around the end and the compression bit was the toughest as it did not want to go back in, but it’s working again now :)

[@RustyDIY]

Ya there probably a tool for the job but I just cut the little bit off to get it working again. Then if it happens again in the future the repair job is half done ha.

[@palmour]

Thank you so much. Sorted my problem perfectly.

[@RustyDIY]

awesome

[@yorkshirepud5340]

Thanks mate, you saved me from getting a new blind and saved me from the wife! : )

[@RustyDIY]

Haha you are welcome thanks for watching 🙂

[@the_throttle_buddy]

Nice one mate! Cheers.

[@HeadlessHorses]

Thanks man ! It really helped me !

[@cutepuppyam1648]

thank you so much! this what exactly what i needed and blind now fixed ;)

[@Sopez1]

Thank you very much!

[@melbahill9892]

Helpful video thanks.

[@RustyDIY]

Thanks very much 😀

[@GilgameshOne]

Thanks mate - very helpful.

[@RustyDIY]

You are welcome thanks for watching and leaving a comment 😀

[@MikeHarrisHazchem77]

Needle nose pliers are essential for this. Only way I did mine. Top vid.

[@carlnock7669]

Great , Thank You, blind sorted and was lucky enough not to need to saw end off :-)

[@RustyDIY]

Awesome 👌 nice work thanks for watching and commenting 😀

[@myworld73473]

Thanks mate was hard to find this video

[@RustyDIY]

Thanks 😊

[@RanjitSingh-ul2uz]

This helped so much 😅 Just a a new sub mate

[@RustyDIY]

Thank you very much

[@jemmrogers1285]

Life saver thanks so much

[@RustyDIY]

You are welcome 😊

[@shanec.rodrigo8500]

THANKS SO MUCH BROTHER!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@RustyDIY]

you are welcome 😊 thanks for leaving a comment

[@craigbur1]

Great!

[@ilonaritter2076]

Have the same problem - Thanks for the expenation -mibe is working again too

[@RustyDIY]

thanks

[@rumrumimurmur]

thank you

[@RustyDIY]

You are welcome 😊

[@ronsilcock8874]

Wow. Thanks for this. I am the most incompetent D.I.Y. person on the planet and even I could follow this video to fix the blind in my daughter's bedroom. 😃

[@RustyDIY]

thanks

[@alanhope7259]

Thanks for a very helpful demonstration, we have spent a long time struggling with this problem and we're at the point of buying a new blind, now we may not have to.

[@sattym]

Lifesaver!!

[@RustyDIY]

I'm glad this video helped you 😁

[@pablovitale7818]

Thanks mate! 👌

[@RustyDIY]

No problem

[@betandrums7863]

Tengo una persiana de estas, que funciona bien pero pero hay que aplicar mucha fuerza para subir o bajar. Hay alguna posibilidad de que sea más manejable o más suave?

[@MrDaiseymay]

The plastic balls keep on splitting and falling off, two fell off this time. Are those bright metal looking ones actually metal, or just bright silver coated plastic ?

[@anatominac264]

Hey dude you have been most helpfull thanks for your help!!!!

[@RustyDIY]

Thanks im glad it helped 😊

[@macs1826]

Nice detailed video but when I saw 2 tools require and sawing involved I decided to go back to the "brut force" approach. Fixed mine just using a kitchen knife to prise open a 'channel' and then with a little tricky dextererity you can push the beads in. Once a few go in slide knife (or use a screwdriver if you have one) along a little and get more chain through. Definitely can't thread it back in but was easy with the plastic on mine being cheap flex it - if I snapped it I had resigned my self to buying a new one. I ain't got no time to be sawing anything. So my tip for lazier types just get at with a kitchen knife and force that chain back in.

[@RustyDIY]

Haha 😄 well at least you got it fixed that's the main thing. Not all mechanisms are a pain to open just this one was unfortunately.

[@alicerosfield8078]

Thanks so much for this. Is there a way to thread it back through if your string comes apart?! Without taking it to pieces?

[@RustyDIY]

You are welcome

[@RustyDIY]

Only way I could think you could do it is if you cut the string and push it in one side spin the mechanism so it comes round then either not the string again or get a saftey brake joiner thing that clips over 2 balls to join it.

[@Superme10025]

Pardon my ignorance, what is the use for the chain if I simply can pull down the shade? Thanks!!

[@RustyDIY]

The chain moves the barrel inside so the spring allows the blind to roll. Unless the blind you are talking about is designed to be pulled down ?

[@julieharris8021]

With all due respect, there's no need to go to all that trouble of dismantling the mechanism, I did mine in seconds by gently lifting the closed lip part with a flat screwdriver and slipping the bobble cord under, works like a dream.

[@RustyDIY]

ya i have done that before but i for some reason couldn't do that on this one felt like it was to tight and might brake. but the easiest rout to get the same job done is often the best so nice work and thanks for taking the time to comment 😊

[@anjalijohnson8517]

Thanks

[@amyconlan9743]

Thank you. This helped.

[@aykiz6609]

Julieharris Thankyou Your Technique worked like a genius God bless you

[@leahwooding5657]

I have a new Dunelm roller blind and the chain came out soon after putting the blind up. No matter how I squeeze the two ends together with pincers etc I cannot release the inner from the outer bit in order to put the chain back in. This is a new blind What theck !!!

[@m140jam5]

If you put the cord in the channel and hold the main tubular mechanism and twist the part where the cord is inserted this then runs that cord through the channel put the other side without taking everything apart ;)

[@RustyDIY]

Thanks. I guess if the cord is one that has a joint in it then this sounds nice and easy. But if the cord didn't like mine then I'd guess you could cut it and buy a jointing bit ?

[@shywalker404]

my chain stopped going around , the damn thing was brand new ! I took the house apart and there were TWO springs inside, it made no sense since it only has to use one ?!. The spring taps were fine, as said they are new. So spinned the whole thing back into position, it can only go in one way, but still does not work, chain still does not budge when I pull it , I dont get it. Got any advice mate ? Debel roller blind if it matters.

[@RustyDIY]

I'm guessing it has 2 springs for strength maybe if it's long or heavy blind. 🤔 dose it spin before you push it back onto the blind or is it just locked all the time seems strange unless one spring has shifted a bit and is holding it tight.

[@shywalker404]

@@RustyDIY it's just locked. I wonder if it was fabricated wrong- I will leave it in my "stuff for later" box when I have time to explore it and take it apart. I just need my curtain up so will buy a spare part today - thanks for reply and thanks for the videos , it gave it more sense to what I was doing

[@RustyDIY]

im sorry your reply was held for review i didn't see it, it is possible it was put together wrong, if its new surly its under warranty and you can swap it ? maybe the 2 springs are working against each other so wont allow to spin in either direction could try spinning one around and seeing if it makes a difference would be my guess.

[@luke_s-b]

This just happened to me. You don't need to dismantle, just pop the end of the cord in the roller and use a key to spin the roller so it pulls the cord through.

[@RustyDIY]

thanks for the tip

[@manuoz3545]

bro my chain is cut in the middle. how to fix it

[@Alex-fd6gz]

Good to see those fingers fiddling away

[@RustyDIY]

Ha keeping busy

[@TK-nw5bw]

My rope ripped and now I have two halves and can’t roll it all the way.

[@rattylol]

Take the blind off the window, remove both ends, reverse the end with no chain and stick it in the back of the end with the chain, connecting the octagonal bits, then the mechanism moves freely.

[@lukegriffiths91]

I managed to squeeze a thin pair of scissors in and it popped out for me! Save yourself a job with the saw

[@BierMeister360]

Mine just won't squeeze enough, I don't want to use a saw to do it

[@RustyDIY]

there is another video with putting the cord back on without having to take it apart at all on the channel maybe if your chain is the same in that video it might help i hope.

[@amiewhitley7231]

Mine won't come off at all :( 😞

[@RustyDIY]

To separate the mechanism? Or do you mean off the wall 🤔

[@amiewhitley7231]

@@RustyDIY the mechanism

[@RustyDIY]

Hmm unusual most I have seen can come apart I guess it could be a sealed unit.

[@RustyDIY]

You could cut the cord and feed it into one side of the roller and manually rotate the roller as you feed it in till the cord comes out the other side then get a joint piece. But that joint piece might not fit through the mechanism so you'd want to work it out that it dosnt have to, by having the blind fully closed then put the joint on at the top and hopefully there is enough chain to go round to fully open the blind before the joint reaches the mechanism again.. if that makes sense.

[@amiewhitley7231]

@@RustyDIY I've managed to actually get the chain bk in it thank u for your help and advice

[@kristinedowley2362]

How is it a fix when it involves hacksawing!

[@dan6iel]

Bro im in a hotel and i broke it 😭😭😭😭

[@dhrobotara9789]

😂 ridiculous.. guys see some tiktok style small videos.. its a easy fix..

[@abrotheronline9555]

Thank you very much!

[@RustyDIY]

You are welcome thanks for watching

[@kristinedowley2362]

How is it a fix when it involves hacksawing!